SASouth
Inspired
Not even close. Apple released a new iPod with upgraded cpu, features, memory etc. about every 18 months on average. The old classics used the same, or very similar ARM CPUs for most of their production cycle, but they were no where near the top of the iPod line by the end of that timespan.
I believe he was referring to the iPhone succeeding any and all versions of the iPod. The iPod is barely a blip on Apple's radar, nowadays.